Machine Head’s upcoming album, Bloodstone & Diamonds, will be released in North America on Nov. 10, and the band recently posted a trailer in which they talk about their approach to the new music.

“The feeling is just being at one with what we are and who we are, but also that feeling of everything being behind you,” said guitarist Phil Demmel. “Your history is your history, and the next step is the future. It’s moving forward.”

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Jackson guitars and the Music Zoo have teamed up to host a clinic featuring Megadeth’s David Ellefson and Chris Broderick, who will discuss their Jackson signature bass and guitar models on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Music Zoo in Roslyn, N.Y.

The intimate event also commemorates Ellefson’s 50th birthday, which will have many surprises in store including a visit from special guests in the metal community.

Guests will experience performances and story-telling by Ellefson and Broderick, a meet-and-greet autograph session, giveaways, and a store-wide mega sale on all Jackson guitars and basses.

Please note that space is limited, and attendees must RSVP here to attend the event.

“It’s not uncommon for a great metal riff to jump back and forth from one type of harmonic environment to another, such as from the natural minor scale to the Phrygian mode to the Mixolydian mode to the blues scale,” the shred-master wrote.